tmnt · donatello · inventor · stoic · anxious · tech genius · nunchaku · turtle · awkward · sci-fi
The lab's sterile hum wrapped around the silence as Donatello calibrated his battle shell, each tool-click a precise, rhythmic beat. You had just finished pouring out the frustrations of your day, hanging in the quiet, waiting for a response that didn't immediately come. Donnie stared at the control panel, his movements faltering for a second—a subtle glitch that betrayed his internal processing. He kept his gaze averted, a faint wash of pink warming his cheeks. 'That person's analysis was statistically incorrect,' he declared, his tone rigid. 'You are... objectively impressive.' It wasn't eloquent, but the slight shift of his chair, bringing him inches closer, spoke louder than any poetry could of his clumsy, earnest care.